Churchill Lake
| Churchill Lake | |
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 Churchill Lake at Buffalo Narrows | |
  Churchill Lake Location in Saskatchewan  Churchill Lake Churchill Lake (Canada) | |
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| Location | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Coordinates | 55°55′N 108°20′W / 55.917°N 108.333°W |
| Type | Glacial lake |
| Part of | Churchill River drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Kisis Channel from Peter Pond Lake, Simonds Channel from Frobisher Lake |
| Primary outflows | Churchill River (MacBeth Channel) to Lac Île-à-la-Crosse |
| Catchment area | 7,874 km2 (3,040 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 559 km2 (216 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Max. depth | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Water volume | 4.88 km3 (1.17 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 2 years |
| Shore length1 | 212 km (132 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
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| Settlements | |
| References | [2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Churchill Lake[4] is a large glacial lake in the north-western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is the source of the 1,609-kilometre (1,000 mi) long Churchill River, which flows east into Hudson Bay.[5] Frobisher Lake flows into Churchill Lake from the north through Simonds Channel[6] and Peter Pond Lake flows in from the east through Kisis Channel.[7] The outflow is at the southern end through MacBeth Channel,[8] which flows south into Lac Île-à-la-Crosse.[9] The lake can freeze from as early as November and remain frozen till May.[2]
The village of Buffalo Narrows is on the south-western shore near Kisis Channel and the Churchill Lake Indian reserve is at the northern end. Churchill Lake Outfitting is on the north-western shore.[10] Access to the lake is from Highway 155 (which crosses Kisis Channel) and Buffalo Narrows Airport.[11]
Historic map
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John Franklin's Coppermine Expedition map of 1819–1822 shows details of the fur trade route from Île-à-la-Crosse to the Methye Portage. Churchill Lake is shown as "Clear Lake" with its northern reaches still unknown. The upstream lakes on the map include Methye Lake (Lac La Loche) and Buffalo Lake (Peter Pond Lake). Clearwater Lake (or Clear Lake) was renamed Churchill Lake in 1944 and Buffalo Lake was renamed Peter Pond Lake in 1932.
Fish Species
[edit]The lake's fish species include: walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker, and burbot.[12][13][14][15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". 24 August 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b "World Lake Database (Churchill Lake)". Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "The Atlas of Canada". Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Churchill Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Grajczyk, Martin. "Churchill River". ESask. University of Regina. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Simonds Channel". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Kisis Channel". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "MacBeth Channel". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Churchill Lake Fishing Map". GPS Nautical Charts. Bist LLC. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Churchill Lake Outfitting". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Churchill Lake". Angler's Atlas. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Churchill Lake". Fish Brain. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Seimens, Matthew. "Churchill Lake". Sask Lakes. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
